Andrew Schultz

Andrew Schultz (born in Adelaide, South Australia, in August 1960) is an Australian classical composer. Since 2002 he has lived in New South Wales on the coast south of Sydney. He studied at the Universities of Queensland and Pennsylvania and at King's College London and he has received awards, prizes and fellowships including a Fulbright Award (1982), APRA Award (1993) and the Schueler Award (2007). He holds a Bachelor of Music (Hons), Master of Music, and Ph.D. in musical composition.

His compositions cover a broad range of Chamber music, orchestral and vocal works and have been performed, recorded and broadcast widely by leading groups and musicians internationally. He has held many commissions, including from the major and four Composer Fellowships from the Australia Council for the Arts.

Schultz has written a number of large scale works including three operas — "Black River" (1989), "Going Into Shadows" (2001) and "The Children's Bach" (2008) — which have been presented live and on film (see: Black River (1993 film)) around the world. Other major works include "Journey to Horseshoe Bend" (2003) and "Song of Songs" (2004). "Journey to Horseshoe Bend" and "Black River" are considered innovative in their socially relevant topics and their use of indigenous performers. Schultz has held residencies and academic posts in the UK, US and Australia.

He is Professor of Composition at the University of Wollongong, Australia, having previously been head of Composition and Music Studies at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, London.

External links

* [http://www.andrewschultz.net/ The composer's homepage]
* [http://www.amcoz.com.au/composers/composer.asp?id=171 Biography at the Australian Music Centre]
* [http://www.connectcp.org/profiles/profile.php?profileid=752 Profile at ConnectCP]
* [http://www.diasporas.ac.uk/assets/Richards%20small%20grants.pdf Research project outline for "The impact of Lutheran migration on music in Australia"]
* [http://www.bmic.co.uk/collection/searchresults.asp?more=c&n=Andrew%20Schultz Selected works at the British Music Information Centre]
* [http://www.waterstones.com/waterstonesweb/displayProductDetails.do?sku=3278344 Horsburgh, Ian. 2001. "Going into shadows: an opera by Andrew Schultz with a libretto by Julianne Schultz : the making of an opera : articles and analysis". London: Guildhall School of Music & Drama.] ISBN 9780900423826
* [http://www.resonatemagazine.com.au/recentreleases.php CD: "Suspended Preludes — Chamber Music", Vol. 2]
* [http://www.grainger.de/music/composers/schultza.html CD containing "Barren Grounds I & II"] ASIN|B00000241P
*cite web
url = http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23878213-5013575,00.html
title = The Face: Andrew Schultz
accessdate = 2008-06-21
author =
last = Wilson
first = Ashleigh
date = Date|2008-06-21
publisher = The Australian